Cornell’s Food Systems and Global Change group coordinated a special issue of The Lancet Planetary Health, which advocates for transforming food systems to ensure sustainability and healthy diets for everyone.
Across parts of southern Africa, fences aim to separate cattle from other animals to prevent the spread of diseases, but they also restrict wildlife migrations.
The new four-year program — one of only three wildlife-focused veterinary residencies in North America to be approved by the American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM) — responds to a growing need for veterinarians trained in free-ranging wildlife health, a discipline that bridges individual patient care and population-level management.
Beyond connecting pet parents with Cornell alumni veterinarians, the tool also allows CVM alumni to opt-in to a searchable database for CVM students looking to find mentors, opportunities for externships, or networking across the country.
Cornell researchers have uncovered the genetic triggers that cause male and female bovine embryos to develop differently, as early as seven to eight days after fertilization.
Cornell has secured a 10-year, $10 million grant renewal to continue work aimed at spurring economic impact and job growth through applied research, development and commercialization of breakthrough technologies.
Fruit and vegetable farmers across the U.S. said that labor was the biggest barrier to adopting sustainable practices, with many farmers perceiving the labor requirements to be higher than they are.